Facts
Although this may not directly apply to Millerelix
peregrina, it was an interesting find indicating that
snails can have important uses for humans besides being a
meal. A study was done
to test if snail shells are an effective coagulant in waste
water treatment (Jatto et al., 2010). This study
specifically
focused on the shell of a snail from the Family Achatinidae,
a family which is most commonly known to contain the African land snail (Jatto et al.,
2010). The Achatinidae shell, like the shell of
Millerelix peregrina, is made mostly of calcium
carbonate (Jatto et al., 2010). It
was found that the calcium carbonate shell helps to neutralize small dissolved
particles in water supplies (Jatto
et al., 2010). Effective at any PH, these shells
successfully reduced many chemicals in the waste water, such as sulphates and
nitrates (Jatto et al., 2012). There was also a complete removal of excess phosphate from the
water (Jatto et al., 2010). The use
of snail shells in water treatment could possibly be
applied to other species of snails including our very own
Millerelix peregrina! The use of snail
shells in water treatment could be economically efficient and
very beneficial for humans (Jatto et al., 2010).
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